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FZNT24 KNHC 260238
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE 
WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
FRI MORNING...THEN STALL SE OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. A SECOND COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AT SUNRISE SUN AND EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT... THEN 
STALL OVER THE SE GULF MON...AND MOVE N AS WARM FRONT TUE OVER THE E 
GULF WATERS. 

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W   
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT FRI 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT,
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW SAT 
NIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS E PART.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BY SUNRISE WED.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF WARM FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF WARM FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W       
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 25 2010

.TONIGHT AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.   
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF WARM FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
WARM FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON